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Recent Examples of court-martial
The Pentagon’s decision avoids a court-martial for Kelly, who would have been subjected to a military tribunal.
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2026
The Pentagon in November announced a probe of Kelly for his involvement with the video, and said that further actions could include a recall to active duty and a court-martial proceeding.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
The administrative action, which is a less serious action than a court-martial, will result in a reduction in rank and Kelly's retirement pay, a process Hegseth says will take 45 days.
—Chris Boccia, ABC News, 5 Jan. 2026
Quornelius Radford, 28, is scheduled to appear in a courtroom at Fort Stewart a week after Army prosecutors referred his case to a general court-martial, which handles cases involving the most serious crimes under military law.
—CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2026
The Pentagon in November announced a probe of Kelly for his involvement with the video, and said that further actions could include a recall to active duty and a court-martial proceeding.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
The administrative action, which is a less serious action than a court-martial, will result in a reduction in rank and Kelly's retirement pay, a process Hegseth says will take 45 days.
—Chris Boccia, ABC News, 5 Jan. 2026
Quornelius Radford, 28, is scheduled to appear in a courtroom at Fort Stewart a week after Army prosecutors referred his case to a general court-martial, which handles cases involving the most serious crimes under military law.
—CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for court-martial
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And men like Lang Long, a Cambodian who was trafficked and sold into the Thai fishing industry, are modern-day Billy Budds in a system that lacks even the rough justice of a drumhead court-martial.—
Alyssa Rosenberg,
Washington Post,
12 Sep. 2019
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No one should be surprised that the supreme court now insists Louisiana – and any state – has no compelling interest to account for race when drawing maps.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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The state supreme court's decision, however, did not hinge on SB21.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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The state had filed a motion to join the two cases for a single trial, which the trial court granted on the grounds the evidence in each case would be cross admissible, the high court ruling says.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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The three petitions from Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall asked the high court on its emergency docket to allow its 2023 congressional map to take effect and to lift an injunction by a lower court that found the map violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
9 May 2026
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In any event, Levinson still believes that this inquisition undermined the larger point being made about institutional abuse.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Apr. 2026
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An inquisition of potbellied priests stood at the side of the road.—
Douglas Stuart,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Following a trial described by international observers as a kangaroo court, they were sentenced to death on October 31, 1995.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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Along with several other teachers, Aziz is put on administrative leave and forced to eventually defend himself in a kangaroo court, where a state attorney mounts evidence of Aziz’s supposedly seditious behavior.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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The president has launched verbal attacks on the judiciary after rulings impeding his agenda.—
Andrew Chung,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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Mohammadi was taken by ambulance from the Zanjan hospital on Wednesday to the judiciary’s medical examiners, accompanied by family members.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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The accusations paralleled those against Crasso in the Vatican tribunal.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The wounds and humiliations of private life can rarely be redressed by law; literature offers a parallel tribunal in which those hurts are litigated and, if possible, imaginatively overcome.—
Charlie Tyson,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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